Damaso 1-125 Vocab Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Portend | To warn of |
| Panacea | A supposed perfect cure |
| Harbinger | A foreworning; To announce |
| Iconoclast | One who attacks established traditions |
| Ineffable | Unexplainable |
| Aura | Surrounding quality or atmosphere |
| Venerable | Worthy of respect |
| Plebeian | Pertaining to common people |
| Feasible | Achievable |
| Ostentatious | Showy |
| Lithe | Flexible |
| Prognosticate | To predict |
| Mitigate | To make less painful or severe |
| Alacrity | Eager, cheerful, ready |
| Impeccable | Perfect |
| Filch | To steal |
| Adage | Wise saying |
| Morose | Gloomy, dejected |
| Affront | A challenging insult |
| Affluence | Wealth |
| Hirsute | Hairy |
| Indigent | Needy or poor |
| Itinerant | Moving often |
| Prerogative | Exclusive right or privilege |
| Urbane | Refined, witty, polite |
| Indolent | Lazy |
| Feint | False or deceptive movement |
| Anachronism | Something out of place in time |
| Heinous | Utterly wicked or bad |
| Relic | Object kept for its age or historic interest |
| Stoic | Indifferent to pleasure and pain |
| Expatriate | Someone who goes to another country to live and work there |
| Novella | Short novel |
| Paltry | Insignificant amount |
| Myriad | Many |
| Annul | To cancel |
| Allegory | A symbolic narrative |
| Tentative | Indecisive |
| Fallible | Capable of mistakes |
| Preponderance | The greater part of |
| Score | Twenty years |
| Penultimate | Second to last |
| Fortnight | Two weeks |
| Rustic | Relating to the country side |
| Predilection | A preference, bias |
| Aspersion | An injurious remark |
| Ascetic | Practicing self denial |
| Mausoleum | An ornate tomb |
| Wanton | Reckless |
| Renaissance | Rebirth |
| Vivacious | Full of life |
| Antithetical | Directly opposed |
| Atypical | Unusual |
| Perennial | Yearly |
| Benign | Not harmful |
| Glean | To gather or collect |
| Attrition | A gradual loss or wearing down |
| Gist | Main idea |
| Astute | Having keen insight and good judgement |
| Adulation | Excessive admiration |
| Proselytize | To persuade or change from one belief to another |
| Valor | Bravery |
| Umbrage | Offense |
| Impervious | Incapable of being injured or penetrated |
| Disconcert | To frustrate or confuse |
| Veracious | Truthful |
| Subdue | Put down by force or intimidation |
| Pittance | A very small amount |
| Paragon | Finest example |
| Hasten | To hurry |
| Onerous | Burdensome, oppresive |
| Prosaic | Commonplace or dull |
| Ubiquitous | Everywhere |
| Omnivorous | Consuming everything |
| Ominous | Foreboding |
| Idiosyncrasy | Personal peculiarity |
| Bifurcated | Cut in 2 |
| Paucity | Scarcity |
| Pathological | Related to disease |
| Averse | Opposed to, against |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Probity | Integrity |
| Vernal | Pertaining to spring |
| Salient | Most significant |
| Deplete | To use up |
| Contentious | Argumentative |
| Console | To comfort; A technological platform |
| Mundane | Boring |
| Primeval | Original |
| Innocuous | Harmless |
| Savory | Tasty |
| Protrude | To stick out |
| Inimical | Hostile, unfriendly |
| Inimitable | Too good to be copied |
| Exploit | To take advantage of |
| Effigy | Figure made to represent someone who is disliked |
| Macabre | Gruesome |
| Prostrate | Lying flat on ground |
| Compulsion | An irresistible impulse |
| Superficial | Shallow |
| Craven | Cowardly |
| Crass | Vulgar |
| Couch | To put in to words |
| Inherent | Inborn |
| Clandestine | Secretive |
| Prerequisite | Required beforehand |
| Amity | Friendship, good will |
| Circuitous | Roundabout, indirect |
| Tangible | Touchable |
| Tantamount | Equivalent in value |
| Eminent | Distinguished or renowned |
| Chauvinistic | Having a bias towards any group |
| Propensity | Natural tendency |
| Acquiesced | Submit or give in to |
| Clemency | Mercy or forgiveness |
| Efficacious | Effective |
| Tacit | Understood without being openly stated |
| Cauterized | To burn |
| Caustic | Corrosive; sarcastic |
| Baffled | Confused |
| Taciturn | Silent or reserved |
| Sycophant | A kiss-up |
| Preposterous | Absurd |
| Jargon | Vocabulary specific to a group or religion |
| Cognescenti | Experts in a subject |
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